The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 It’s black on one side and white on the other, in Othello
5 Scratchy voice
9 Trailhead displays
13 Snack item that might be
twisted or dunked
14 Casino buy-in
15 Holder of keys, phone and
IDs
16 Lisa with the 1994 #1 hit
“Stay (I Missed You)”
17 City in Normandy
18 Things that thinkers think of 19 T or F, e.g.
20 Business review site
21 Go over again, as plans 22 Soda can opener 24 Chimichurri or hollandaise 26 Stuck-up
27 Like a weedy garden,
perhaps
31 Key above Caps Lock 32 Stock launches, in brief 33 ___ Culbertson, member of the contract bridge hall of fame
34 Word before firma or
incognita
36 Doze (off)
37 Mac maker
39 Post-O.R. locale
40 Magical writing, as in
Dungeons & Dragons 41 Rock’s ___ Fighters
42 Big name in electric
toothbrushes
45 Li’l slip
48 Lets the tears flow 49 Wining and dining, say 50 Like some volleyballs and
hair 53 Fellow, informally
55 Road gunk … or, when
doubled, tooth gunk 56 Borden Dairy cow 57 Country between Thailand
and Vietnam
58 Aura
59 Wasn’t well
60 Luxury hotel chain
61 Not worth having, as an
argument
62 Butt
63 Try the patience of 64 “Need You Tonight” band,
1987
DOWN
1 Practice swimming
2 Like some T-shirt graphics 3 Line from “Dick and Jane”
readers
4 Inner ear?
5 Fly past
6 Meticulous to a fault 7 Improves to meet a challenge … or a hint to this puzzle’s circled letters 8 Fountain ___
9 Toledo minor-leaguer,
named for a marsh bird 10 Word before 51 or rug 11 Educational promos,
in brief
12 Meeting, informally 15 Jigsaw item
20 “___ dabba doo!” 21 They’re hard to
get out of
23 Lift on a ski slope 25 Battery end
28 Testimony under oath 29 Loss leader?
30 Henna, e.g.
32 Harden (to)
34 “___ but a scratch!” 35 Green prefix
37 In progress
38 The fuzz
40 Antipest spray
43 More “ew”-inducing 44 Belief system
45 Takes responsibility for a
mistake
46 How breakfast cereal is
usually packaged 47 Heron varieties
50 Scorch on a grill 51 Ballet dip
52 Cuba, por ejemplo 54 Periods longer than eras 57 Place to park
58 Keydets’ sch.